At the end of every class period, the five foreign teachers line up at the front desk of the school for Today's expression. Children queue up and repeat their two daily sentences for reward coupons. Towards the end of the 5:15 expression time, some extra entertainment occurred.
Imagine all five Americans lined up under blindingly florescent bulbs. The temperature was oddly high in this small corridor and was enhanced by the proximity of numerous bodies. Most students had meandered to the elevators by this point, but one dawdler remained. We'll just call him the "peculiar middle schooler." This kid has great English skills, but is a bit of an odd ball. He constantly follows Jesse around or asks where he is. He walks past our offices and spies on us daily. We realize he doesn't have many friends, and we are always kind to him. But today, we had to laugh.
ACTION
Erin - Uh, I am so hot. I am so hot. Dang, I am so so so hot.
Peculiar Middle Schooler - (politely) Erin teacher, you are hot?
Erin - Yes, it is too hot.
Peculiar Middle Schooler - (with a grin, rising intonation, & intention) Jake teacher, you're wife is SOOOOO HOT!!!
We were all cracking up. It sounded like he was hitting on me. Jake explained that when he said it like so, it meant he thought I was really pretty. He fled the premises. Another winning day.
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